UNSPSC 50445500: Frozen peppers

The type of vegetable known as peppers that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445500 Frozen peppers, a Class code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains 25 recent opportunities tagged across multiple food-service codes, but none specifically targets frozen peppers as a line item or primary commodity. The most closely related solicitations involve broader frozen vegetable buys — including frozen corn, assorted vegetable blends, and mixed vegetables — but these are separate procurements with distinct specifications and issuing bodies. Two Oregon Department of Corrections bids (S2910000017692 in August 2026 and S2910000017451 in July 2026) procured frozen vegetables including corn, broccoli, and green beans under ITB at $0.578 to $0.67 per pound and $0.498 per pound respectively; neither listed peppers among the requested items. A New Jersey Department of Human Services rebid (26DPP01307, due June 17, 2026) specified frozen mixed vegetables in summer and California blend varieties for nutrition assistance programs. Without recent opportunities explicitly calling for frozen peppers, the code shows no current procurement signal at the state or local level in the available data.

The broader frozen-vegetable procurement environment is active across institutional food service — state corrections departments, health and human services agencies, school districts, and county facilities regularly solicit frozen vegetables for cafeteria and nutrition programs. However, frozen peppers as a standalone commodity or primary line item do not surface in these recent buys. Vendors pursuing the frozen-vegetable space should monitor corrections departments (Oregon, Texas TDCJ), state supported living centers (Texas HHSC), and school nutrition programs (Georgia, Pennsylvania counties), as these entities procure frozen vegetables on recurring cycles. The absence of frozen-pepper-specific opportunities in the recent record may signal either limited institutional demand for that specific product or bundling under broader mixed-vegetable line items where peppers appear as one component among several. Prospective vendors should verify whether their product mix maps to active frozen-vegetable codes (such as mixed or assorted frozen vegetable solicitations) rather than rely on this code alone.